1/72 Blenheim - airplane - sci-fi - Star Wars thingy

Unreality · May 16, 2015

So, I started something else. I picked up Airfix's latest Blenheim mk IV a week ago. It is a beautiful kit, and I swear, I did start off with the intention of building it OOTB.

But.......I started looking at it and thinking about other designs. And I keep looking at the Vanity Fair images from Star Wars 7. Specifically, the image of Poe Dameron in front of his T-70 X-wing just looks awesome. And this thing has the same giant engines on either side of the cockpit...and a really neat canopy. So, I decided to do a Star Wars 7 inspired build, after all many of the SW designs came from WWII influences. I may also pull designs from Crimson Skies (for those familiar with the game).

Here's the box:

And here's where I am currently. I may or may not finish (the AT-ST is my primary build right now):

Klaus not Santa · May 17, 2015

This is going to be interesting - i look forward to see it progress
Cheers

nicholassagan · May 18, 2015

Hmmm....

TRM · May 18, 2015

Very interesting!! ;D Off to a great start on this one!

Unreality · May 29, 2015

Thanks guys. Here's where I'm at so far. I'm not exactly Saganizing it, but I'm adding a little bit of detail. New details include a new turret, new rear landing gear, new rear wings/cannons. I basecoated the interior and hope to start painting the details soon.

By the by, the detail in this kit is fantastic for the scale and price.

Unreality · Jul 10, 2015

Well, I finished shooting photos of this guy today. It's an oddity, but it was fun doing an airplane again. I also enjoyed doing paint chipping and streaking on plane wings. It's much different than on a spaceship or a tank. Enjoy